APHC010527992025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 27523/2025 Between: 1. KUNDAVARAPU SRI HARSHA, KUNDAVARAPU SUBBARAO, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.2- 32/1, MAIN ROAD, NEAR JIO TOWER, ANUMACHIPALLE VILLAGE, JAGGAYYAPETA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, B.C WELFARE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT,VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI 3. THE DIRECTOR, B.C WELFARE DEPARTMENT KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, N.T.R. DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE COMPOUND, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. THE DISTRICT B C WELFARE OFFICER, KRISHNA 2 DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing financial assistance of Rs. 15,00,000/- (Fifteen Lakhs) to the son of the petitioner by name Kundavarapu Sri Harsha under the scheme of NTR VIDESHI VIDYA DARANA Overseas scholarship Application ID No. OV2019123135, for studying his MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY at CENTRAL QUEENSALAND UNIVERSITY, Australia, which is illegal, arbitrary, and unjust contrary to law and in violation of Article 14, 19, 21 of Constitution of India and principles of Natural Justice, and consequently direct the respondents to release the sanctioned funds and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to grant leave me to represent on behalf of my son as his father in this Writ petition, and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to direct the respondents to release financial assistance of Rs. 15,00,000/- (Fifteen Lakhs) to the son of the petitioner Kundavarapu Sri Harsha under Application ID No. OV2019123135, for studying his College of CENTRAL QUEENSALAND UNIVERSITY, Australia, MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, forthwith, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass 3 IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased May be pleased to amend the cause title to the extent of the petitioner herein i.e., Kundavarapu Subbarao, S/o. Kondaiah, Aged about 57 years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o. Door No. R/o. Door No.2-32/1, Main Road, Near Jio Tower, Anumachipalle Village, Jaggayyapeta Mandal, N.T.R. Districf’. As Kundavarapu Sri Harsha, S/o. Kundavarapu Subbarao, Aged about 27 years, R/o.Door No. R/o. Door No.2- 32/1, Main Road, Near Jio Tower, Anumachipalle Village, Jaggayyapeta Mandal, N.T.R. District, Represented by his father Kundavarapu Subbarao, in the above writ petition as well as all its Interlocutory Applications and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAVI CHANDAVARAPU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.27523 of 2025 O R D E R: The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of Respondents in not releasing financial assistance of Rs.15,00,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Lakhs only), sanctioned to the Petitioner (Application I.D. No.OV2019123135) under ‘NTR Videshi Vidya Dharana’ Overseas Scholarship scheme, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The Petitioner had applied for financial assistance under ‘NTR Videshi Vidya Dharana’ Overseas Scholarship scheme for the academic year 2019-2020 and the same was allotted with Application I.D. No.OV2019123135. After due verification, Respondent-Authorities sanctioned Rs.15,00,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Lakhs only) in favour of the Petitioner for pursuing Master of Information Technology Course at Central Queensland University, Australia. Though, the Petitioner had completed his Master of Information Technology Course, the financial assistance as promised to the Petitioner was not 5 disbursed to him. Hence, the present Writ Petition is filed. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare submits that the application of the Petitioner would be considered and amounts would be sanctioned, if the Petitioner is within the conditions specified, for release of the amounts. 4. Considering the submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of, with the following directions:- (i) The Respondents are directed to examine the claim of the Petitioner within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (ii) In the event, the claim of the Petitioner is held to be in order, the Respondents are directed to release the amounts to the Petitioner within a further period of eight (08) weeks. (iii) There shall be no order as to costs. 6 As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 27.02.2026 chs 7 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 75 WRIT PETITION NO:27523/2025 Dt. 27.02.2026 chs